Conospermum polycephalum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Conospermum |
Species: | C. polycephalum |
Binomial name | |
Conospermum polycephalum | |
Conospermum polycephalum is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. [1]
The spindly or semi-prostrate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.0 metre (1.0 to 3.3 ft). It blooms between July and September producing blue-white-pink flowers.
It is found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly soils over laterite. [1]
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